KHAN YOUNIS, the Gaza Strip – A major discovery during the war in Gaza has been the vast size of the Hamas tunnel system, and CBN News was granted special access to head into the heart of this massive underground terrorist network.
Measuring hundreds of miles, it’s longer than most of the world’s subway systems. We recently traveled to Gaza for a rare look inside one of the most important tunnels exposed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
What is striking about the landscape in Khan Younis, the second largest city in the Gaza Strip, are the many tunnels that spread underground from shafts constructed in each and every one of the neighborhoods.
Deep into Khan Younis, ground zero in recent weeks during the fight in Gaza, IDF Brigadier General Dan Goldfus talked about the extent of the tunnel system.
“There’s a shaft in every place you can find,” he explained. “There’s a shaft in the kindergarten, there’s a shaft in the school, there’s a shaft in the mosque, there’s a shaft in the supermarket – wherever you go, there’s a shaft into the underground tunnels and underground world to this inhumane entity of Hamas.”
Goldfus also pointed out how this underground network played into the October 7th strategy and aftermath.
“(Hamas) entered Israel, attacked
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